From this came the doctrine of Sola Scriptura, by which he judged all other doctrinal statements. The most notable Swiss movement during the Reformation, however, was the Calvinist Reformation in Geneva, led by John Calvin, a French theologian born in 1509.19 Calvin wrote a well-known work on Christian doctrine called Institutes of the Christian Religion, where he systematically laid out his doctrinal positions. Some of the defining characteristics of Calvinist thought included the denial of free will, the affirmation of predestination, a unique view of the relationship between church and state, and sola scriptura.20 Regarding free will, Calvin stated in his Institutes that "man He is said to have free will, not because he has a free choice of good and evil, but because he acts voluntarily and not under compulsion.